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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.
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Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.
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Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.
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Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.
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Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.
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S&P 500

Find out what is the definition of the S&P 500 index.
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Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.
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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.
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Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.
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